Optimist Club of Stratford Charitable Foundation
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·804 ONTARIO STREET · UNIT 3C · STRATFORD, ON · N5A 3K1·BN 759978711RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
TO ESTABLISH MAINTAIN AND/OR PRESERVE PUBLIC AMENITIES PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AND ATHELTIC FACILITIES PUBLIC COMMUNITY CENTRES AND EVENTS AND PUBLIC COMMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF BENEFITTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES YOUTH AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AND TO OPERATE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH IN THE STRATFORD AREA INCLUDING ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN GOOD GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC AFFAIRS; TO INSPIRE RESPECT FOR THE LAW; AND TO PROMOTE PATRIOTISM AND WORK FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCORD AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG ALL PEOPLE. AND T… Show more
TO ESTABLISH MAINTAIN AND/OR PRESERVE PUBLIC AMENITIES PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AND ATHELTIC FACILITIES PUBLIC COMMUNITY CENTRES AND EVENTS AND PUBLIC COMMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF BENEFITTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES YOUTH AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AND TO OPERATE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH IN THE STRATFORD AREA INCLUDING ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN GOOD GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC AFFAIRS; TO INSPIRE RESPECT FOR THE LAW; AND TO PROMOTE PATRIOTISM AND WORK FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCORD AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG ALL PEOPLE. AND TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN A FUND OR FUNDS AND TO APPLY ALL OR PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AND INCOME THEREFROM FROM TIME TO TIME TO QUALIFIED DONEES AS DEFINED IN THE INCOME TAX ACT (CANADA) AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. THE CORPORATION SHALL BE CARRIED ON WITHOUT THE PURPOSE OF GAIN FOR ITS MEMBERS AND ANY PROFITS OR OTHER ACCRETIONS TO THE CORPORATION SHALL BE USED IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)—
Not computable from this filing.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)58%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$39K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $458K | 94¢ | 6% | 58.3 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $22K | 56¢ | 44% | 81.4 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $39K | — | 96% | — |
| 2022-09-30 | $29K | — | 100% | — |
| 2023-09-30 | $6K | — | 100% | — |
| 2024-09-30 | $39K | — | 58% | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
No director records in this filing.
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